• Introduction
• System Requirements
• Installation
• License File and Dongle
• Product Invocation
• Support
• New Features
• Known Defects & Workarounds
• Service Pack 1, February 2011
• Service Pack 3, April 2011
• Service Pack 4, June 2011
• Service Pack 6, October 2011
• Service Pack 7, January 2012

Release Note - 2011

Introduction

Welcome to LITPACK Release 2011.

System Requirements

The recommended minimum system requirements are:

Supported Operating Systems:	Windows XP Professional (32 and 64 bit), Windows Vista Business (32 and 64 bit), Windows 7 Professional (32 and 64 bit)
Processor:	2.0 GHz PC (or higher)
Memory (RAM):	2 GB (or higher)
Hard disk:	40 GB (or higher)
Monitor:	SVGA, resolution 1024x768 in 16bit colour
Graphic Card:	32 MB RAM (or higher), 24 bit true colour
Media:	CD-ROM/DVD drive, 20 x speed (or higher)
File system:	NTFS

Installation^ top

To install LITPACK, please choose 'LITPACK' in the 'MIKE BY DHI Setup' dialog that appears when inserting the MIKE software 2011 DVD and then press the 'Install' button.

The setup program automatically installs all necessary LITPACK files and folders on your PC. Additionally, a 'MIKE by DHI 2011' entry is created, containing icons for various MIKE Zero utilities and links to documentation.

License File and Dongle^ top

To use LITPACK in licensed-mode please follow these steps:

1. The MIKE software license file (DhiLicense.dat) may be retrieved using the Internet. A working Internet connection and a valid e-mail address are required. The license file may be retrieved in two ways:

• During installation of MIKE software
• After installation of the MIKE software, by launching the DHI License Updater through the start menu

2. To retrieve your license file during installation of the MIKE software, select “Local” when prompted to select the type of License Management, and then select “Internet” and follow the on-screen instructions. Attach your hardware when prompted.
3. To update your license file using the License Updater, simply launch “Start->Programs->MIKE by DHI 2011->DHI License Updater” and follow the on-screen instructions.
4. Alternatively, the license file can simply be copied from the supply medium (attachment to e-mail from DHI or CD/DVD) in  \Program Files\DHI\2011\License or Program Files (x86)\DHI\2011\License.
5. After completed installation, ensure that your hardware key is attached to the system.

Product Invocation^ top

To start LITPACK, go to Start -> Programs -> MIKE by DHI 2011 -> MIKE Zero  and select 'MIKE Zero'. Then you can select LITPACK from within the MIKE Zero Shell

Starting LITPACK without a DHI configured Hardware Key and valid license files causes the program to run in Demo mode. If this happens, a message box will inform you during program initialization. Running in Demo mode, LITPACK supplies access to all editors and editing facilities however only the LITLINE module engine can be executed.

Support^ top

The Software Support Centre can be reached by mail, e-mail, phone or fax:

DHI's Software Support Centre
DHI
Agern Allé 5
DK-2970 Hørsholm
Denmark

E-mail: mikebydhi@dhigroup.com
Tel: +45 4516 9333 (Open 7.30-16.00 GMT)
Fax: +45 4516 9292

New features^ top

Every new release of LITPACK consists of new features and/or corrections to problems or significant inconsistencies discovered in previous releases. Please find short descriptions of the most significant news in Release 2011 below.

MIKE Zero

• MIKE to Google Earth: A new tool that can be used in conjunction with the Google Earth Viewer to display contour maps of georeferenced dfs2 data files. This tool replaces the older GE Plugin and has additional user-defined variables such as color scaling, datum shift and image size.
• Geodesy Utilities - new projection types: Stereographic North Pole and Stereographic South Pole.
• Plot Composer - Rose plot: 3rd item to define duration of event
• MIKE Zero Toolbox - new Time Series Batch Conversion tool: Batch conversion between dfs0, ASCII and EXCEL files

LITPACK

• A new module, Littoral Processes FM, is introduced. This module has similar functionality as LITSTP and LITDRIFT, but is much more flexible with regards to input data formats and contents of output.
  
  
  • Bathymetry specified explicitly by from data file or extracted from a mesh file
  • Wave climate specified by event classes or by true time series
  • Flexible definition of input variables (constant/time varying/spatial)
  • Calculation of littoral drift for several cross-shore profiles in one simulation
  • User-defined selection of output parameters
  • Graphical view of setup in geo-referenced domain
  This module will in time replace the 'classic' LITPACK modules and be linked and integrated closer with the Coupled Model FM.

• NOTE: An error in the calculation of the angle between the incoming wave and the longshore wave-generated current has been corrected. This may result in significantly smaller littoral drift rates compared to LITPACK Release 2009 (LITDRIFT/LINTABL). To continue the use of the 'old' way of calculation insert the following block in the ascii input file:
  
  

  [Options_Parameters]
  Opt_Rel2009_WCangle = 1
  EndSect // Options_Parameters

Known Defects & Workarounds^ top

 

LITPACK Service Pack 1, February 2011^ top

Module/Type	Error/Inconvenience/New Feature	Status
MIKE Zero	File extensions not registered	Fixed

 

LITPACK Service Pack 3, April 2011^ top

 

Service Pack 3 (SP3) includes fixes to inconveniences and errors, minor modifications and features to LITPACK Release 2011 and SP1. Please note the following changes in SP3:

Module/Type	Error/Inconvenience/New Feature	Status
MIKE Zero	Plot Composer: Problem with font resizing in exported images (error introduced in Release 2011)	Fixed

 

LITPACK Service Pack 4, June 2011^ top

 

Service Pack 4 (SP4) includes fixes to inconveniences and errors, minor modifications and features to LITPACK Release 2011 and SP3. Please note the following changes in SP4:

Module/Type	Error/Inconvenience/New Feature	Status
MIKE Zero	Plot Composer: Problem in Rose Plot using u-v components as input items	Fixed
LITPACK FM	Problem defining several cross-shore profiles by extraction from mesh	Fixed

 

LITPACK Service Pack 6, October 2011^ top

 

Service Pack 6 (SP6) includes fixes to inconveniences and errors, minor modifications and features to LITPACK Release 2011 and SP4. Please note the following changes in SP6:

Module/Type	Error/Inconvenience/New Feature	Status
MIKE Zero	MIKE Zero Toolbox, Time Series Batch Conversion: - Export of dfs0 to ascii now saves delete values by the actual value - Default date format in ascii files exported from dfs0 changed to yyyy-mm-dd - Delete value not written/read correctly to/from template file	Fixed
LITPACK FM	"Illegal storage access" for very oblique high waves in littoral drift calculation	Fixed

 

LITPACK Service Pack 7, January 2012^ top

 

Service Pack 7 (SP7) includes fixes to inconveniences and errors, minor modifications and features to LITPACK Release 2011 and SP6. Please note the following changes in SP7:

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Module/Type	Error/Inconvenience/New Feature	Status
MIKE Zero	Plot Composer, Rose plot: Number of decimals in color legend is now optimized	Fixed
LITLINE	Using several wave climates with wave directions around 0 deg.N may result in wrong interpolation result	Fixed
LITPACK FM	Last output time step not saved by exit from GUI	Fixed